Summary: Your friends in podcasting follow up on one of their best shows ever by continuing to discuss several of the key themes they explored last week ... This week's show starts with news of Dean's new, weekly improv stage show. Phil then regales with news of the "live" event he attended, one boasting the talents of Will Smith and Albert Brooks. This leads to another installment in our ongoing celebration of great contemporary character actors. Many new releases are discussed, including Spielberg's latest, the new James Bond film and the final chapter of the "Hunger Games" franchise, all through the prism of Dean Haglund's increasingly prescient remark from several years ago that if an action film is going to be made, it had better feature a female lead, or there's really no point. Increasingly, we are seeing action films boasting female warriors and Dean and Phil will discuss the larger cultural ramifications of this change. All that would be enough for almost any show, but not for Dean and Phil! They also welcome a special guest who is using his creativity to help in the building of a world without violence. If the news of violence all over the world discourages, depresses, saddens, angers or scares you, treat yourself to this VERY nourishing helping of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour.
